Open AccessContraceptive behavior of couples undergoing sterilization in an Eastern State of India
Author(s) -
Venkatarao Epari,
Lipilekha Patnaik,
Deepa Prasad,
Trilochan Sahu,
Arunkiran Soodireddy,
Arabinda Acharya
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.214991
Subject(s) - medicine , sterilization (economics) , family planning , vasectomy , demography , childbirth , respondent , fertility , cluster sampling , population , pregnancy , gynecology , environmental health , research methodology , genetics , sociology , biology , political science , law , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , foreign exchange
As a part of a larger study for evaluating the effectiveness of a community-based family welfare program, this study assessed the contraceptive behavior of couples preceding sterilization and termination of pregnancies, if any during the interim period.